NET NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST ENTRY FORM
NEW PHOTO CATEGORIES FOR 2026! We’re mixing up our annual photo contest with eight new or revised categories! These new themes are designed to inspire your creativity, so grab your camera, your family, and your teammates and start shooting!
- The Perfect Swing: Capture the beauty of a serve, forehand, backhand, or volley in action.
- Tennis Around the World: Unique or unexpected tennis courts/settings from different countries.
- Vintage Vibes: Retro tennis gear, old-school courts, or players dressed in vintage apparel.
- Mini but Mighty: Kids learning, playing, or enjoying tennis.
- Night Court: Tennis under the lights—night matches, court shadows, dramatic lighting.
- Tennis Fashion Forward: Stylish tennis outfits, accessories, and trends on or off the court.
- The Art of the Court: Abstract or artistic interpretations—court lines, shadows, tennis ball patterns, aerial shots.
- Pet on the Court: Pets + tennis = internet gold.
Photography Contest Rules and Regulations
- You must be a member of ALTA.
- Photos must relate to tennis and/or tennis play.
- All contest submissions must be received ONLINE by 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2026.
- Decisions of the judges are final.
- Limit three entries per ALTA member.
- Each photo entry must include a completed ONLINE entry form.
- Judges reserve the right to title photos if no title is provided and to change the category into which a photo has been entered.
- Photos not taken by the entrant must be accompanied by a release form signed by the photographer. ALTA and Net News are not responsible for any copyright violations.
- Judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that does not meet the above rules and regulations.
- All winning photos will be featured in the November/December edition of Net News.
- Do not use filters on photos with the exception of black and white or sepia.
- Do not send screenshots.
- Do not take photos of printed photos.
- Do not resubmit photos from a pervious year.
- Questions may be addressed to mwillis@nspmag.com.
Digital Photography Specifications
1. Photos must be provided in a high-resolution format. (300dpi at a minimum of 5″ x 7″) This means your photo will be a file that is between 1.5MB and 3MB in size!
2. When uploading images from your phone, always choose the “Actual Size” option.
3. Low resolution, nonreproducible images will not be considered for the photo contest.
All photos must relate to tennis. All entries due September 13, 2026.
Enter by filling out the online form below.